Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 111, issue C, 2019

Material degradation of components in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolytic cell and mitigation mechanisms: A review pp. 1-14

F.N. Khatib, Tabbi Wilberforce, Oluwatosin Ijaodola, Emmanuel Ogungbemi, Zaki El-Hassan, A. Durrant, J. Thompson and A.G. Olabi

Modelling strategies for porous structures as solar receivers in central receiver systems: A review pp. 15-33

A.L. Avila-Marin, J. Fernandez-Reche and A. Martinez-Tarifa

Biodiversity in short-rotation coppice pp. 34-43

Stefan P.P. Vanbeveren and Reinhart Ceulemans

Potentials and challenges in lignocellulosic biofuel production technology pp. 44-56

M. Raud, T. Kikas, O. Sippula and N.J. Shurpali

Sorption based long-term thermal energy storage – Process classification and analysis of performance limitations: A review pp. 57-74

B. Fumey, R. Weber and L. Baldini

Biomass power generation fuel procurement and storage modes evaluation: A case study in Jilin pp. 75-86

Jiahang Yuan, Xinggang Luo, Xianghai Ding, Chunlai Liu and Cunbin Li

Perspectives of optical colourimetric sensors for anaerobic digestion pp. 87-96

Jacob J. Lamb, Olivier Bernard, Shiplu Sarker, Kristian M. Lien and Dag Roar Hjelme

A novel paradigm for a sustainable mobility based on electric vehicles, photovoltaic panels and electric energy storage systems: Case studies for Naples and Salerno (Italy) pp. 97-114

Francesco Calise, Francesco Liberato Cappiello, Armando Cartenì, Dentice d’Accadia, Massimo and Maria Vicidomini

A critical review of organic manure biorefinery models toward sustainable circular bioeconomy: Technological challenges, advancements, innovations, and future perspectives pp. 115-131

Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Surendra Sarsaiya, Steven Wainaina, Karthik Rajendran, Sumit Kumar, Wang Quan, Yumin Duan, Sanjeev Kumar Awasthi, Hongyu Chen, Ashok Pandey, Zengqiang Zhang, Archana Jain and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

Exergy and improvement potential of hybrid photovoltaic thermal/thermoelectric (PVT/TE) air collector pp. 132-144

Nurul Syakirah Nazri, Ahmad Fudholi, Wan Mustafa, Chan Hoy Yen, Masita Mohammad, Mohd Hafidz Ruslan and Kamaruzzaman Sopian

Revolution of frequency regulation in the converter-dominated power system pp. 145-156

Yida Ye, Ying Qiao and Zongxiang Lu

Paths and barriers to the diffusion of distributed generation of photovoltaic energy in southern Brazil pp. 157-169

Taís Bisognin Garlet, José Luis Duarte Ribeiro, Fernando de Souza Savian and Julio Cezar Mairesse Siluk

Technological prospecting in the production of charcoal: A patent study pp. 170-183

Thaisa Rodrigues and Aldo Braghini Junior

Conflicting values in the smart electricity grid a comprehensive overview pp. 184-196

T.E. de Wildt, E.J.L. Chappin, G. van de Kaa, P.M. Herder and I.R. van de Poel

Survey on the social acceptance of the productive façade concept integrating photovoltaic and farming systems in high-rise public housing blocks in Singapore pp. 197-214

Vesna Kosorić, Huajing Huang, Abel Tablada, Siu-Kit Lau and Hugh T.W. Tan

The influence of the energy transition on the significance of key energy metrics pp. 215-223

Oscar Kraan, Emile Chappin, Gert Jan Kramer and Igor Nikolic

Land, water and carbon footprints of circular bioenergy production systems pp. 224-235

B. Holmatov, A.Y. Hoekstra and M.S. Krol

A comprehensive study of the effect of bipolar plate (BP) geometry design on the performance of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells pp. 236-260

Tabbi Wilberforce, Zaki El Hassan, Emmanuel Ogungbemi, O. Ijaodola, F.N. Khatib, A. Durrant, J. Thompson, A. Baroutaji and A.G. Olabi

Meteorological conditions leading to extreme low variable renewable energy production and extreme high energy shortfall pp. 261-275

K. van der Wiel, L.P. Stoop, B.R.H. van Zuijlen, R. Blackport, M.A. van den Broek and F.M. Selten

Emissions from urban bus fleets running on biodiesel blends under real-world operating conditions: Implications for designing future case studies pp. 276-292

Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Abdul-Sattar Nizami and Oliver Heidrich

Combining bioenergy and nature conservation: An example in wetlands pp. 293-302

Indrek Melts, Mari Ivask, Mohan Geetha, Kazuhiko Takeuchi and Katrin Heinsoo

Green diesel production from upgrading of cashew nut shell liquid pp. 303-313

C.A. Scaldaferri and V.M.D. Pasa

Prioritization of sustainability indicators for promoting the circular economy: The case of developing countries pp. 314-331

Sue Lin Ngan, Bing Shen How, Sin Yong Teng, Michael Angelo B. Promentilla, Puan Yatim, Ah Choy Er and Hon Loong Lam

Recent advances in BiVO4 semiconductor materials for hydrogen production using photoelectrochemical water splitting pp. 332-343

Meysam Tayebi and Byeong-Kyu Lee

Rethinking the governance of energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: Reviewing three academic perspectives on electricity infrastructure investment pp. 344-354

Julian Gregory and Benjamin K. Sovacool

Energy saving potential of a simple control strategy for heat exchanger network operation under fouling conditions pp. 355-364

Marian Trafczynski, Mariusz Markowski and Krzysztof Urbaniec

Assessing behavioural change with agent-based life cycle assessment: Application to smart homes pp. 365-376

Julien Walzberg, Thomas Dandres, Nicolas Merveille, Mohamed Cheriet and Réjean Samson

Potential environmental impacts of small-scale renewable energy technologies in East Africa: A systematic review of the evidence pp. 377-391

Yibeltal T. Wassie and Muyiwa S. Adaramola

Assessment of three types of shallow geothermal resources and ground-source heat-pump applications in provincial capitals in the Yangtze River Basin, China pp. 392-421

Guiling Wang, Wanli Wang, Jin Luo and Yuhao Zhang

Recent progress in the thermal and catalytic conversion of lignin pp. 422-441

Jeong-Myeong Ha, Kyung-Ran Hwang, Young-Min Kim, Jungho Jae, Kwang Ho Kim, Hyung Won Lee, Jae-Young Kim and Young-Kwon Park

Impacts of wind and solar spatial diversification on its market value: A case study of the Chilean electricity market pp. 442-461

Rodrigo Pérez Odeh and David Watts

Life cycle environmental impacts of wind energy technologies: A review of simplified models and harmonization of the results pp. 462-480

Barbara Mendecka and Lidia Lombardi

A multi-waste management concept as a basis towards a circular economy model pp. 481-489

D. Hidalgo, J.M. Martín-Marroquín and F. Corona

Tri-fuel emulsion with secondary atomization attributes for greener diesel engine – A critical review pp. 490-506

M.N.A. Mukhtar, Ftwi Y. Hagos, M.M. Noor, Rizalman Mamat, A. Adam Abdullah and Abd Rashid Abd Aziz

Feasibility of palm oil mill effluent elimination towards sustainable Malaysian palm oil industry pp. 507-522

Yue Dian Tan and Jeng Shiun Lim

Cyclic transient behavior of the Joule–Brayton based pumped heat electricity storage: Modeling and analysis pp. 523-534

Liang Wang, Xipeng Lin, Lei Chai, Long Peng, Dong Yu and Haisheng Chen

Wave-induced real-fluid effects in marine energy converters: Review and application to OWC devices pp. 535-549

I. Zabala, J.C.C. Henriques, J.M. Blanco, A. Gomez, L.M.C. Gato, I. Bidaguren, A.F.O. Falcão, A. Amezaga and R.P.F. Gomes

Worldwide performance assessment of 75 global clear-sky irradiance models using Principal Component Analysis pp. 550-570

Xixi Sun, Jamie M. Bright, Christian A. Gueymard, Brendan Acord, Peng Wang and Nicholas A. Engerer

A comprehensive review on electricity generation and GHG emission reduction potentials through anaerobic digestion of agricultural and livestock/slaughterhouse wastes in Iran pp. 571-594

Mohammad Shirzad, Hamed Kazemi Shariat Panahi, Behrouz B. Dashti, Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Mortaza Aghbashlo and Meisam Tabatabaei

Review of mooring design for floating wave energy converters pp. 595-621

Sheng Xu, Shan Wang and C. Guedes Soares

Design optimization of dynamic inter-array cable systems for floating offshore wind turbines pp. 622-635

Manuel U.T. Rentschler, Frank Adam and Paulo Chainho

Volume 110, issue C, 2019

Comparison of biofuel life-cycle GHG emissions assessment tools: The case studies of ethanol produced from sugarcane, corn, and wheat pp. 1-12

L.G. Pereira, O. Cavalett, A. Bonomi, Y. Zhang, E. Warner and H.L. Chum

Impact of evolving technology on collaborative energy access scaling pp. 13-27

Manojit Ray and Basab Chakraborty

Prediction of diffuse horizontal irradiance using a new climate zone model pp. 28-42

Edgar F.M. Abreu, Paulo Canhoto and Maria João Costa

Field-receiver model validation against Solar Two tests pp. 43-52

M.R. Rodríguez-Sánchez, A. Sánchez-González and D. Santana

Technology, cost, economic performance of distributed photovoltaic industry in China pp. 53-64

Zhao Xin-gang and Wang Zhen

Progress, challenges and solutions of research on photosynthetic carbon sequestration efficiency of microalgae pp. 65-82

Xianzhen Xu, Xiaoguang Gu, Zhongyang Wang, William Shatner and Zhenjun Wang

A review of the environmental factors degrading the performance of silicon wafer-based photovoltaic modules: Failure detection methods and essential mitigation techniques pp. 83-100

Manju Santhakumari and Netramani Sagar

Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable energy alternatives for electricity generation in a residential building pp. 101-117

Mohammed Seddiki and Amar Bennadji

Development of a multi-objective optimization model for determining the optimal CO2 emissions reduction strategies for a multi-family housing complex pp. 118-131

Kwangbok Jeong, Taehoon Hong, Jimin Kim and Kyuman Cho

Customizing anaerobic digestion-coupled processes for energy-positive and sustainable treatment of municipal wastewater pp. 132-142

Bao-Cheng Huang, Wen-Wei Li, Xu Wang, Yan Lu and Han-Qing Yu

Carbon dioxide capture and bioenergy production using biological system – A review pp. 143-158

Shashi Kant Bhatia, Ravi Kant Bhatia, Jong-Min Jeon, Gopalakrishnan Kumar and Yung-Hun Yang

A novel hybrid approach based on fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making tools for assessing sustainable alternatives of power generation in San Andrés Island pp. 159-173

A.M. Rosso-Cerón, V. Kafarov, G. Latorre-Bayona and R. Quijano-Hurtado

Power-to-fuels via solid-oxide electrolyzer: Operating window and techno-economics pp. 174-187

Ligang Wang, Ming Chen, Rainer Küngas, Tzu-En Lin, Stefan Diethelm, François Maréchal and Jan Van herle

Numerical approaches and comprehensive models for gasification process: A review pp. 188-206

Ana Ramos, Eliseu Monteiro and Abel Rouboa

Gas switching reforming for flexible power and hydrogen production to balance variable renewables pp. 207-219

Szabolcs Szima, Shareq Mohd Nazir, Schalk Cloete, Shahriar Amini, Szabolcs Fogarasi, Ana-Maria Cormos and Calin-Cristian Cormos

Energy consumption as a condition for per capita carbon dioxide emission growth: The results of a qualitative comparative analysis in the European Union pp. 220-225

L. Loures and Paulo Ferreira

Experimental investigation of basalt rocks as storage material for high-temperature concentrated solar power plants pp. 226-235

Tamar Nahhas, Xavier Py and Najim Sadiki

An analog based control scheme applied in stand-alone photovoltaic systems for DC power distribution pp. 236-246

João T. de Carvalho Neto, Andrés O. Salazar and Alberto S. Lock

A review of vertical ground heat exchanger sizing tools including an inter-model comparison pp. 247-265

Mohammadamin Ahmadfard and Michel Bernier

Application of artificial neutral network and geographic information system to evaluate retrofit potential in public school buildings pp. 266-277

F. Re Cecconi, N. Moretti and L.C. Tagliabue

Is the hydropower boom actually taking place? A case study of a South East European country, Bosnia and Herzegovina pp. 278-289

Özge Can Dogmus and Jonas Ø. Nielsen

Ecological restrictions in forest biomass extraction for a sustainable renewable energy production pp. 290-297

E.N. Manolis, T.D. Zagas, G.K. Karetsos and C.A. Poravou

Liquid biofuels from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: A review pp. 298-314

E.M. Barampouti, S. Mai, D. Malamis, K. Moustakas and M. Loizidou

A maximum power control based on flexible collector applied to concentrator solar power pp. 315-331

Faycel Merad, Hocine Labar, Mounia Samira KELAIAIA, Salah Necaibia and Okba Djelailia

A review on floating photovoltaic (FPV) power generation units pp. 332-347

Parisa Ranjbaran, Hossein Yousefi, G.B. Gharehpetian and Fatemeh Razi Astaraei

A review of electricity pricing in peninsular Malaysia: Empirical investigation about the appropriateness of Enhanced Time of Use (ETOU) electricity tariff pp. 348-367

Mohamad Fani Sulaima, Nofri Yenita Dahlan, Zuhaila Mat Yasin, Marlinda Mohd Rosli, Zulkiflee Omar and Mohammad Yusri Hassan

Integration of greenhouse agriculture to the energy infrastructure as an alimentary solution pp. 368-377

Javier Farfan, Alena Lohrmann and Christian Breyer

A review of biomass gasification modelling pp. 378-391

Sahar Safarian, Rúnar Unnþórsson and Christiaan Richter

Performance analysis of wind generators and PV systems in industrial small-scale applications pp. 392-401

E. Pinheiro, F. Bandeiras, M. Gomes, P. Coelho and J. Fernandes

An overview of plant microbial fuel cells (PMFCs): Configurations and applications pp. 402-414

Felix Tetteh Kabutey, Qingliang Zhao, Liangliang Wei, Jing Ding, Philip Antwi, Frank Koblah Quashie and Weiye Wang

Impacts of the hydrological potential change on the energy matrix of the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais: A case study pp. 415-422

Leonardo B. Melo, Fidéllis B.G.L.e Estanislau, Antonella L. Costa and Ângela Fortini

Recent developments on thermal municipal sludge pretreatment technologies for enhanced anaerobic digestion pp. 423-443

Gokce Kor-Bicakci and Cigdem Eskicioglu

Membrane-based liquid desiccant air dehumidification: A comprehensive review on materials, components, systems and performances pp. 444-466

Xiaoli Liu, Ming Qu, Xiaobing Liu and Lingshi Wang

A review of microencapsulated and composite phase change materials: Alteration of strength and thermal properties of cement-based materials pp. 467-484

Sarra Drissi, Tung-Chai Ling, Kim Hung Mo and Anissa Eddhahak

Recovery of fertilizer nutrients from materials - Contradictions, mistakes and future trends pp. 485-498

K. Chojnacka, K. Gorazda, A. Witek-Krowiak and K. Moustakas